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Interstate 5 South at Exit 729: Dunsmuir Ave (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 728: Crag View Dr / Railroad Park Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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At Exit 728, Interstate 5 South enters Shasta County. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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The speed limit remains 65 mph for automobiles, due to the mountainous terrain ahead. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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For trucks of 3 or more axles, the speed limit remains 55 mph. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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All vehicles towing trailers are restricted to 55 mph in California. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Mileage sign on Interstate 5 South. It's 49 miles to Redding and 262 miles to San Francisco. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 726: Soda Creek Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Take Exit 724 to Castle Crags State Park. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 724: Castella (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 723: Sweetbrier Ave (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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South of Exit 723, Interstate 5 South reaches an elevation of 2,000 feet after staying around 3,000 feet for quite some time. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South in Shasta County, as it continues to go down in altitude. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 721: Conant Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 720: Flume Creek Road (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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As Interstate 5 South continues to descend in elevation, it will traverse multiple 55 mph curves like the one ahead. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South as it traverses more 55 mph curves. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 718: Sims Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South in Shasta County, as it continues to descend. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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State-named Interstate 5 South reassurance shield. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 714: Gibson Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 712: Pollard Flat. This photo gives a distant view of some of the wildfire destruction which took place about a year prior. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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The speed limit remains 65 mph for automobiles on Interstate 5 South. Here, we can see close up some of the wildfire damage from a year prior. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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The speed limit for trucks of 3 or more axles remains 55 mph. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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All vehicles towing trailers are restricted to 55 mph. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 710: La Moine / Slate Creek Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Here is another view of the previous year's wildfire damage, which led to Interstate 5 being closed in September of 2018 for quite a few days. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South as it continues to descend in elevation. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Take Exit 707 to Dog Creek Rd and Delta Rd. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 707: Vollmers / Delta (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Another view on Interstate 5 South. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South as it enters Shasta Lake National Recreation Area. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Rest Area on Interstate 5 South in Shasta County. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Take either of the next 2 exits to Lakehead. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 704: Lakehead / Riverview Dr (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 702: Lakeshore Dr / Antlers Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South as it crosses Shasta Lake for the first time. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Mileage sign on Interstate 5 South. It's 22 miles to Redding and 183 miles to Sacramento. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South as it prepares for another 5% downgrade ahead, which will last for 2 miles as I-5 continues to descend out of the mountains down toward Shasta Lake. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 698: Salt Creek Rd / Gilman Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South in Shasta County, as it continues to lose altitude. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South as a truck lane appears and I-5 prepares to climb back up a little bit. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Another view on Interstate 5 South. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 695: O'Brien / Shasta Caverns Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Another state-named Interstate 5 South reassurance shield. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South in Shasta County as it gains a little bit of elevation once again. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 693: Packers Bay Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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After pulling this uphill for a few miles, Interstate 5 South prepares to traverse yet another steep downgrade ahead. It will be a 6% grade which lasts for 2 miles as I-5 descends down toward Shasta Lake. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South as it goes down the 6% grade. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 692: Turntable Bay Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Looking to the east from Interstate 5 South, we get this view of Shasta Lake. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South as the Pit River Bridge comes into view and I-5 continues to descend to Shasta Lake. The Pit River Bridge will carry Interstate 5 across Shasta Lake ahead. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South as it faces to the west in preparation to cross the Pit River Bridge over Shasta Lake. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Advance signage for Exit 690, which will be on the other side of the Pit River Bridge over Shasta Lake. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South as it crosses Shasta Lake on the Pit River Bridge. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South on the Pit River Bridge over Shasta Lake. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 690: Bridge Bay Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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The speed limit remains 65 mph for automobiles on Interstate 5 South. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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The speed limit remains 55 mph for trucks of 3 or more axles. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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As usual, all vehicles towing trailers are restricted to 55 mph. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South as it leaves Shasta-Trinity National Forest. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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View on Interstate 5 South. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South as it enters the the Mountain Gate city limits. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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In Mountain Gate, we reach an elevation of 1,000 feet. Doesn't it seem like Interstate 5 descended much more than that? (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 689: Fawndale Rd / Wonderland Blvd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Take Exit 687 to a Shasta Lake Information Center. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 687: Mountain Gate / Wonderland Blvd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Take either of the next 2 exits to the City of Shasta Lake. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Take Exit 685 to Shasta Dam. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 685: CA 151 - Shasta Dam Blvd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South as it enters the Shasta Lake city limits. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 684: Pine Grove Ave (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South as it enters the Redding city limits. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Take any of the next 8 exits to Redding. (Photo taken 9/23/19). |
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Interstate 5 South at Exit 682: Oasis Rd (Photo taken 9/23/19). |